TV This Week for Dec. 1 - 7: ‘Kirstie’ on TV Land

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SUNDAY

Now that’s old school! Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan take part in a salute to Dionne Warwick at the “Soul Train Awards 2013.” 8 p.m. BET

Nicollette Sheridan gets in “The Christmas Spirit” and Mary-Louise Parker and Andy Garcia celebrate “Christmas in Conway” in these new TV movies. 8 p.m. Hallmark; 9 p.m. ABC

Meanwhile, Ashley Scott, Patrick Muldoon and Uggie — the dog from “The Artist” — take a “Holiday Road Trip” in this made-for-cable fable. 9 p.m. Ion

Cousin Matthew and Lady Sybil are gone, but their memories linger on in the special “Return to Downton Abbey” hosted by Susan Sarandon. 9 and 10:30 p.m. KOCE

Call it the Big Easy, the Crescent City or simply “N’awlins,” prepare to bid New Orleans adieu as “Treme” returns for its final five episodes. 9 p.m. HBO

MONDAY

Lend me a tenor: The late, great opera star Luciano Pavarotti is remembered on “Great Performances.” 7 p.m. KOCE

The Peanuts gang discovers the reason for the season in the animated classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” 8 p.m. ABC

It’s the more the merrier when Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Jake Owen, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Mary J. Blige and Rascal Flatts join host Jennifer Nettles for a “CMA Country Christmas.” 9 p.m. ABC

“The Battle of amfAR” recalls how Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor helped launch America’s first AIDS research foundation. 9 p.m. HBO

What a way to go! The new series “Best Funeral Ever” spotlights a Dallas funeral home that specializes in spectacular send-offs. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TLC

TUESDAY

Alabama, Lady Antebellum, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam will be in Nashville, natch, for “CMT Artists of the Year 2013.” 8 p.m. CMT

“What Would You Do?” That is once again the question when this hidden-camera series returns with new episodes. 10 p.m. ABC

Those who like their holiday with a little more humidity can join Shelby “The Swamp Man” Stanga for “A Very Shelby Christmas.” 10 p.m. History

WEDNESDAY

And it’s the more-er the merrier-er when Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson and Jewel perform on “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” 8 p.m. NBC

“On the Table With Eric Ripert” has the acclaimed chef just chilling in his kitchen with famous foodies like Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali. 8 and 8:30 p.m. Esquire TV

“Saturday Night Live” is back in prime-time to stuff your stocking with classic Christmas-themed sketches. 9 p.m. NBC

The wide world of sports grows wider still when athletes, experts and others weigh in on the “State of Play” in this new docu-series hosted by Peter Berg. 9 p.m. HBO

The seamier side of 1940s L.A. is on full display in “Mob City,” a new limited series from Frank Darabont. “The Walking Dead’s” Jon Bernthal stars. 9 p.m. TNT

She wants to be where everybody knows her name, which must be why “Cheers’” Kirstie Alley has landed at TV Land with her new sitcom “Kirstie.” Rhea Pearlman and Michael Richards also star. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TV Land

See how the Golden State got this way when California’s natural history is explored in “Echoes of a Lost Valley.” 10:30 p.m. KCET

THURSDAY

Nerd alert! Ira Flatow, host of NPR’s “Science Friday,” guest stars as himself on “The Big Bang Theory.” 8 p.m. CBS

Carrie Underwood, Audra McDonald and Stephen Moyer — these are a few of your favorite stars having a go at a classic in “The Sound of Music Live!” 8 p.m. NBC

“Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor” features funny folks like Lewis Black and Zach Galifianakis tutoring wounded vets in the ways of stand-up. 8 p.m. Showtime

Two comics walk into a bar … and there you have “Best Bars in America,” a nationwide survey of destination drinkeries. 9 and 10 p.m. Esquire TV

Home-cooked meals become a high-stakes proposition in the reality competition “Come Dine With Me.” 10 and 11 p.m. Lifetime

FRIDAY

Stand-up guys and gals like Jerry Seinfeld and Sarah Silverman pay homage to the house Budd Friedman built in “The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall.” 8 p.m. Epix

No one will be winning any awards at “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night” hosted by LL Cool J. 10 p.m. CBS

SATURDAY

Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode form an odd triangle in director Park Chan-wook’s creepy 2013 thriller “Stoker.” 8 p.m. HBO

Wise guy, eh? Former mobster Lou Ferrante is your guide to the criminal underworld in “Inside the Gangsters’ Code.” 9, 10 and 11 p.m. Discovery

Dwayne Johnson is between a rock and a hard place in the 2013 action-drama “Snitch.” The aforementioned Susan Sarandon and Jon Bernthal also star. 10 p.m. Cinemax